Photograph by Malcolm S. Schongalla.
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Sondre Stromfjord (Søndre Strømfjord), Greenland. Mr. Schongalla writes, "View looking west down the fjord, from an altitude of approximately 500 m. The arctic is one of the environments most significantly affected by climate change. Greenland's icecap has experienced significant peripheral thinning. I am not a geologist, but my lay interpretation of this photograph is that it reflects a region that is primarily Archaean gneiss dated to 2.7-2.8 Ga. A striking, dark-colored band is visible on both sides of the fjord."
9 Comments
Henry J · 15 November 2010
BRRRR!!
Michael Buratovich · 16 November 2010
My compliments to Mr. Schongalla for a beautiful and brilliantly taken photographic portrait. This is a truly gorgeous picture.
Pete Moulton · 17 November 2010
Splendid shot, Mr Schongalla! My advice is to print this one really big, frame it, and hang it on your wall.
Malcolm S · 17 November 2010
Thank you for the kind words!
wright1 · 17 November 2010
An amazing composition; it makes me think of the landscapes of the neo-romantic painters of a century ago. Magnificently classic: sky, land and sea.
Similarly, the highest lake in the world "Tilicho Lake" situated in Nepal also affected due to climate change.
Deklane · 25 November 2010
Dunno about Middle Earth... I get more of an Asgard vibe here. This picture would have made a nice backdrop scene for a 19th Century performance of a Wagnerian opera, that sense of vast forces of nature against which even the gods themselves are doomed.
9 Comments
Henry J · 15 November 2010
BRRRR!!
Michael Buratovich · 16 November 2010
My compliments to Mr. Schongalla for a beautiful and brilliantly taken photographic portrait. This is a truly gorgeous picture.
Pete Moulton · 17 November 2010
Splendid shot, Mr Schongalla! My advice is to print this one really big, frame it, and hang it on your wall.
Malcolm S · 17 November 2010
Thank you for the kind words!
wright1 · 17 November 2010
An amazing composition; it makes me think of the landscapes of the neo-romantic painters of a century ago. Magnificently classic: sky, land and sea.
Tim Helble · 18 November 2010
Absolutely beautiful!
John Vanko · 18 November 2010
Does this speak 'Middle-Earth' to any one else?
Bishnu Marasini · 19 November 2010
Similarly, the highest lake in the world "Tilicho Lake" situated in Nepal also affected due to climate change.
Deklane · 25 November 2010
Dunno about Middle Earth... I get more of an Asgard vibe here. This picture would have made a nice backdrop scene for a 19th Century performance of a Wagnerian opera, that sense of vast forces of nature against which even the gods themselves are doomed.